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We had a really excellent discussion and I had a strong feeling that conveying the right message about same-gender attraction to the youth is vitally important. I've read several of your blog posts since then and our family has discussed them many times. I am not the light. World Report , Human Rights Watch’s 34th annual review of human rights practices and trends around the globe, reviews developments in more than countries.

On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to . Our overall mission is to: 1) Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology, 2) Support Mormons (and. Matthew Gong is a minority three times over — in his own words — “Chinese American, Mormon and queer.” All three parts of Gong’s identity have shaped him, including heroic tales of service and.

Thanks you for your story, it strengthens my faith and adds to my gratitude for the gospel. I talked about how life has been difficult at times, but how my friends and family have borne my burdens with me. She asked for my contact info so we exchanged email addresses and I patted myself on the back for finding the one person out of 29 who needed to talk to me.

When Church elders doubleddown, they did, too. Our overall mission is to: 1) Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology, 2) Support Mormons (and. And then I sat down and the next two hours of church were pretty normal. I basically just told her to love her friend.

In my travels this summer I found myself in a small branch of the church one Sunday. Human Rights Watch works for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender peoples' rights, and with activists representing a multiplicity of identities and issues. Yesterday, two young men in suit jackets had approached Jared at the mall to talk to him about Mormonism. After church I said good-bye to the few people I had talked to during church and walked out the door.

I listened to his story and shared some encouraging words. When church was over a young woman came over to me and thanked me for my testimony. There's an old Jewish saying I once heard. Hungary deepened its repression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people on March 18 as the parliament passed a draconian law that will outlaw Pride .

Matthew Gong is a minority three times over — in his own words — “Chinese American, Mormon and queer.” All three parts of Gong’s identity have shaped him, including heroic tales of service and. I walked away from that church feeling totally amazed. They have little name badges on their chests: “Elder Titov” is dark-haired and confident, while “Elder Berry” is lighter and tentative.

[1][2] Adherents who participate in same-sex sexual behavior may face church discipline. The story. Yesterday, two young men in suit jackets had approached Jared at the mall to talk to him about Mormonism. Becky and Scott Mackintosh loved their son as he has grown up, served a mission, come out as gay, and left the faith he was raised in.

For two Mormon men in love in southern Utah, the Church of Latter-day Saints' anti-LGBT policy was devastating enough. I had felt a clear prompting to be open with 29 strangers and two of them needed to talk to me that day. As you say, stories help people understand and connect. It was Fast and Testimony meeting and there were only 30 of us present I know because I counted.

All homosexual sexual activity is condemned as sinful by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in its law of chastity, and the church teaches that God does not approve of same-sex marriage. Very glad to read this. [1][2] Adherents who participate in same-sex sexual behavior may face church discipline.

Post a Comment. All homosexual sexual activity is condemned as sinful by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in its law of chastity, and the church teaches that God does not approve of same-sex marriage. They have little name badges on their chests: “Elder Titov” is dark-haired and confident, while “Elder Berry” is lighter and tentative. By the way, I'm Paul Garns' dad. Within hours of returning to power Monday, United States issued a stunningly broad executive order that seeks to dismantle crucial protections for .

The entire family has learned to love in new, more inclusive ways. Thank you so much for your blog - I'm the YW in our ward and I've found your blog through a mutual friend my 2nd Counselor! Thank you for your honesty, but most of all, thank you for providing an example that it is possible to remain faithful to convents and stay active in the church while experiencing same-gender attraction.

He thanked me for my testimony and told me that he had been so emotional during the meeting that he had to leave the room. So when there was a lull in the meeting I stood up, walked to pulpit, introduced myself, and came out to a roomful of Mormon strangers.